Curriculum vitae

Master's student in Mathematics at the University of Pisa. Computer enthusiast.

Research interests

Cryptography, computational algebra, algebraic combinatorics, graph theory, information theory.

Education

  1. Sept 2026 – present

    Master's Degree in Mathematics

    University of Pisa

  2. Sept 2022 – Jul 2026

    Bachelor's Degree in Mathematics (computational curriculum)

    University of Pisa

    Final grade: 110/110 cum laude. Thesis: “An Introduction to Combinatorial Topology through Simplices, Order Complexes and Shellability”, advised by Prof. Michele D'Adderio.

    ETD

  3. Sept 2017 – Jul 2022

    High School Diploma in Scientific Studies

    Liceo Scientifico “Ulisse Dini”, Pisa

    Final grade: 100/100.

Talks & seminars

  1. Oct 2026

    An Introduction to Orthogonal Polynomials

    COmbinatorics Seminar for Everyone (COSE), University of Pisa

    Seminar freely adapted from J. S. Kim's lectures on the combinatorics of orthogonal polynomials, with formal proofs of the three-term recurrence relation and of the Christoffel-Darboux formulas.

    In Italian:Lecture notes

  2. Dec 2025

    Max-Flow Min-Cut Theorem

    COmbinatorics Seminar for Everyone (COSE), University of Pisa

    Seminar on network flows and the max-flow min-cut theorem, freely adapted from “Graph Theory” by R. Diestel, with a proof via augmenting paths.

    In Italian:Lecture notes

  3. May 2025

    An Introduction to Abelian Categories

    Foundations of Computing course (Category Theory and Cybernetic Culture), University of Pisa

    Seminar on the axiomatisation of abelian categories, starting from preadditive and pre-abelian categories, with a brief mention of the Freyd–Mitchell embedding theorem.

    ResearchGate

  4. May 2022

    How to Design a Telegram Bot from Scratch with Python, Step by Step

    Original title: Come pensare da zero un bot di Telegram con Python? Una guida passo dopo passo

    Workshop at PyCon Italia 2022, Florence · In Italian

    In Italian:PyCon ItaliaGitHub

Schools & programmes

  1. Sept 2026 – present

    Mentee, LeadTheFuture

    STEM mentorship programme

    One of the few Italian students admitted, with an acceptance rate below 20%, to LeadTheFuture's programme, which pairs top STEM students with high-impact mentors from hubs such as Silicon Valley and CERN.

  2. Sept 2026

    7th Italian-Japanese Summer School in Mathematics

    Centro di Ricerca Matematica Ennio De Giorgi, Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa

  3. Jun 2021

    Scuola di Orientamento Universitario (university orientation school)

    Scuola Normale Superiore, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna and IUSS Pavia

    Selected to attend university-level lectures given by lecturers from the three federated schools.

Honours & awards

  1. Jul 2022

    MMAB Special Award (adults' section), national literary prize “Il pane e le rose”

    MMAB, Municipality of Montelupo Fiorentino

    For the short story “La marea del girasole nero”.

    In Italian:Read the storyBiblioteca di Montelupo

  2. Mar 2021

    Award winner, Gara Matematica di Firenze 2021

    Department of Mathematics and Computer Science “Ulisse Dini”, University of Florence

  3. Feb 2021

    5th place, national final of the Italian Team Olympiad in Informatics (OIS)

    Italian Team Olympiad in Informatics Committee

    With the team “Runtime Terror”, first in the regional standings.

  4. Nov 2020

    National Finalist, Bocconi National Mathematics Championship (category L1)

    PRISTEM, Bocconi University, Milan

  5. Nov 2019

    Gold Medal, Bocconi National Mathematics Championship (category L1)

    PRISTEM, Bocconi University, Milan

Outreach & projects

  1. Apr 2021 – May 2021

    “Giochiamo con la crittografia quantistica” (Let's Play with Quantum Cryptography)

    National Institute of Optics (INO-CNR) and Institute of Informatics and Telematics (CNR-IIT) · In Italian

    An interdisciplinary project on the physical and mathematical foundations of quantum cryptography, with about forty students from scientific high schools across Tuscany; documented in Il Nuovo Saggiatore, the bulletin of the Italian Physical Society (Nov/Dec 2021).

    In Italian:Il Nuovo SaggiatoreINO-CNR

Experience

  1. 2022 – 2026

    Conference Staff & Talk Manager

    Develer S.r.l., Florence

    Speaker management for the international conferences GoLab and RustLab (2022, 2024, 2025 and 2026 editions).

  2. Sept 2024 – Nov 2025

    STEM Tutor (Mathematics & Science)

    Pomerigginsieme, Montelupo Fiorentino

    One-to-one tutoring in mathematics, physics and computer science for high school students, focusing on formal reasoning, problem-solving methods and conceptual clarity.

Volunteering

  1. 2018 – 2023

    Conference Staff & Talk Manager, PyCon Italia

    Python Italia, Florence

    Speaker management for the 2018, 2019 and 2023 editions.

Positions & memberships

  1. Jun 2024 – present

    City councillor

    Municipality of Montelupo Fiorentino

    2024–2029 term.

  2. Nov 2017 – present

    Member of the Python Italia association

    Python Italia

Languages & skills

Languages
Italian (native); English (Cambridge B2 First, self-assessed C1 for reading, writing and academic presentations).
Programming
C, C++, Python, MATLAB, GNU Octave.
Tools
LaTeX, Git, Linux/Unix environments.